Athlon II X2 215 vs Xeon E5405

Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5405
2007
80 Watt
1.08
+77%
Athlon II X2 215
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.61

Xeon E5405 outperforms Athlon II X2 215 by an impressive 77% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5405 and Athlon II X2 215 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking24062783
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data8.66
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency1.280.89
Architecture codenameno dataRegor (2009−2013)
Release date1 October 2007 (17 years ago)20 October 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$45

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5405 and Athlon II X2 215 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical coresno data2 (Dual-core)
Threadsno data2
Base clock speed2 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost clock speedno data2.7 GHz
L1 cacheno data128 KB
L2 cacheno data512 KB
L3 cache12 MB L2 Cache0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data117 mm2
Maximum core temperature67 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data410 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.35Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5405 and Athlon II X2 215 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configurationno data1
SocketLGA771AM3
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5405 and Athlon II X2 215. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)-no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States-no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity+no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5405 and Athlon II X2 215 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5405 and Athlon II X2 215 are enumerated here.

VT-x+no data
EPT-no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5405 and Athlon II X2 215. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5405 and Athlon II X2 215.

PCIe versionno data2.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Xeon E5405 1.08
+77%
Athlon II X2 215 0.61

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Xeon E5405 1718
+76.6%
Athlon II X2 215 973

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon E5405 302
+10.6%
Athlon II X2 215 273

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon E5405 1050
+122%
Athlon II X2 215 473

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.08 0.61
Recency 1 October 2007 20 October 2009
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon E5405 has a 77% higher aggregate performance score.

Athlon II X2 215, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and 23.1% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5405 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II X2 215 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5405 is a server/workstation processor while Athlon II X2 215 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5405 and Athlon II X2 215, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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